List of Tool concert tours explained

Grammy Award winning American rock band Tool has toured worldwide extensively.

Tool has performed songs by other artists occasionally in their live sets, including "Spasm" and "You Lied" by Peach, "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent, "Demon Cleaner" by Kyuss, "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin, and "Commando" by The Ramones.[1]

The song "Ticks & Leeches" is only rarely performed live due to the immense strain on Keenan's voice. However, they have performed it at least a few times during their 2001 (Irvine, California) and 2002 tours including appearances in Sacramento, California, Tacoma, Washington, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Katowice (Poland), London (England), and Berlin (Germany), with Keenan using heavy vocal effects and distortion. Tool added 'Ticks & Leeches' back to the set list for the 2012 North American Winter Tour.

Tour history

In 1991, Tool played a number of small clubs in the Los Angeles, area and were signed to a major label. The two live tracks of the Opiate EP were recorded during a December 31, 1991, performance. Tool Embarked on a U.S. club tour in 1992, playing only one Canadian and one Mexican date. The band often played on a small stage, with minimal or no lighting, sometimes to only a handful of people. The set list would change from night to night, but would usually include most (if not all) of Opiate and a handful of then unreleased songs from Undertow. Some were performed with working lyrics such as "Undertow" and "Bottom".

Tool toured extensively in 1993. The band found themselves on many European festivals as well as the U.S. Lollapalooza festival. They were drawing such a crowd playing the second stage at Lollapalooza, that they were moved up to the main stage, midway through the tour. The band debuted the songs "Intolerance", "Prison Sex" and "Flood" on January 26, 1993. The set list would vary from night to night, depending on the time slot Tool was allotted, but "Sober" and "Prison Sex" were always played.

Tool Toured Europe and the U.S. again in 1994. The band debuted their cover of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter" as well as the songs "Disgustipated", "Pushit" and "Stinkfist". "No Quarter" often transitioned into "Disgustipated", and "Opiate" would be played back-to-back with "Flood", transitioning smoothly between songs and skipping the lengthy intro to "Flood". During this time, Tool's stage show began to grow and better reflect the band. During a show in London at Shepards Bush, the band had a man dressed as Jesus join them on stage. At the same show, future Tool member (then member of opening band Peach) Justin Chancellor joined the band for the song "Sober". Around the same time, tensions began between Keenan and D'Amour. As in previous years, the set list would change from night-to-night for most of 1994.

Tool only played a small number of shows during 1995, but it was a very important year for the band. Debuting the songs "Eulogy", "H" and "Ænema", all in early forms with working lyrics. Tensions were very high between Keenan and D'Amour during this time, and April 14, 1995, would be D'Amour's last live show with the band.

In 1996, Tool began their extensive touring for Ænima in Pomona, California, where they debuted "Forty-Six & 2", "Hooker with a Penis", "Jimmy" and "Third Eye". This was also Chancellor's first show with the band. "Die Eier von Satan" was played once on December 19, 1996. They also played South Park's 'Spirit of Christmas' animated Christmas card during the show. During this year, Tool started extending "Prison Sex" by adding an extra verse - known by fans as "Prison Sex OTRM" ("on the road mix" or "over the rainbow mix") - and the intro to "Sober", which later appeared on Salival as the track "Merkaba". Tool's stage show grew with the addition of two giant projection screens. Keenan would paint himself blue and white for his performances, and Chancellor would also sometimes be painted with spots. Although the band was changing the set list up quite a bit at the beginning of the tour, they fell into a 'comfortable' set list during November which was played for the rest of the year with one or two wild card songs. A typical 1996 set list would look like this:

As an opening band

YearHeadliner
1991Fishbone[2]
1991Green Jellÿ
1991Rage Against the Machine
1992Corrosion of Conformity[3]
1992Rollins Band
1992White Zombie[4]
1995Primus

As the headlining band

TourYearsOpening bands
Opiate1992Failure, The Flaming Lips, Peach
Undertow1993Failure, The Flaming Lips, Paw, Headswim, Submarine, Peach, Love Jones
Ænima1996–1999The Cows, Failure, The Melvins, Psychotica
Lateralus2001–2002Cortizone, Fantômas, Cosmic Psychos, King Crimson, The Melvins, Meshuggah, Pablo, Tomahawk, Tricky
10,000 Days2006–2007Isis, Mastodon, Kinski, Melt-Banana, TU, Big Business, Russian Circles, Trans Am
2009 Tour2009Tweak Bird
2010 Tour2010Wovenhand, Dälek, Rajas
2011 Tour2011Jakob
2012 Tour2012Intronaut, YOB
2013 Tour2013Jakob
2014 Tour2014Failure
2016 Tour2016Primus, 3Teeth, Once and Future Band, The Crystal Method
2017 Tour[5] 2017
Tool in Concert2019-2022Killing Joke, All Souls, Author & Punisher, Blonde Redhead, The Acid Helps
Tool in Concert2023-2024Steel Beans, Emily Wolfe, Elder, Night Verses

Festivals

TourRoleYears
Aftershock FestivalHeadline2016, 2019, 2023
All Points WestHeadline2009
Alternative Nation Festival1995
Area4Headline2007
Arvika FestivalHeadline1994
Big Day OutHeadline2007, 2011
Big MeleHeadline1993
BonnarooHeadline2007
CoachellaHeadline1999, 2006
Chicago Open AirHeadline2019
CopenhellHeadline2019 [6]
Download FestivalHeadline2006, 2019
Dour FestivalMain stage1994
EdgefestHeadline2001, 2012
EpicenterHeadline2009
Graspop Metal MeetingHeadline2024
Hurricane Festival2001
LollapoloozaMain stage1993 (Side stage and Main stage),[7] 1997, 2009
LowlandsHeadline1993, 2007
MetaltownHeadline2006
Mile High Music FestivalHeadline2009
Monster Mash Music FestivalHeadline2015
Northern InvasionHeadline2018
Norwegian WoodHeadline2002 (didn't play since Ozzfest was canceled)
Nova Rock Festival2006
OzzfestMain stage1998, 2001, 2002, 2013
PinkpopMain stage2001 (3FM Tent), 2006
PopwerkMain stage1993[8]
PowertripHeadline2023
Pukkelpop1993, 2007
Quart FestivalMain stage2006
Reading FestivalMain stage1993
River's EdgeHeadline2012
Rock am RingHeadline2002, 2019
Rock on the RangeHeadline2018
Rock WerchterMain stage1994 (Side stage), 2001, 2006, 2019
Roskilde FestivalMain stage2001, 2006
RuisrockHeadline2006
Super Bock Super RockHeadline2006
Southside Festival2001
Summer Sonic FestivalHeadline2006
Street SceneHeadline2006
Sziget FestivalHeadline2007
Voodoo Music ExperienceHeadline2001, 2016
Boston CallingHeadline2017
Governors Ball Music FestivalHeadline2017
ØyafestivalenHeadline2007
Firenze RocksHeadline2019
Welcome to RockvilleHeadline2019

Guest musicians

These musicians have joined Tool on stage.

Guest musicianInstrumentTouring withSongNotesReference
Heitham Al-Sayed Vocals multiple Joined Tool several times at their concerts in London in 1994 and 1997 for "Bottom" and "Pushit" and in Paris in 2006 for "Opiate".[9]
Mike Bordin "Triad" Ozzfest at Donington Park in 2002 and again during the U.S. tour of 2002[10] [11]
King Buzzo Guitar multiple "Stinkfist", covers of Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold", and Peach's "You Lied" & "Spasm"[12] [13]
Dale Crover Drums The Melvins "Opiate",
"Triad"
Final show of the Ænema tour at San Jose, California on August 30, 1998
The Australian leg of Tool's 2002 tour
[14]
John Dolmayan Drums multiple Ozzfest 2002 at Antwerp and Dublin performing "Triad", both performances in Las Vegas in 2007 he joined Danny Carey in performing "Lateralus"[15] [16]
Aloke Dutta N/A "Pushit" Tool's spring-1998 "mini-tour"[17]
Robert Fripp "Soundscapes" Played during the intermission during the Tool/King Crimson mini-tour of 2001
On a few occasions, he was joined by Adam and Justin; sometimes remained onstage playing "Soundscape" (segues) as Tool went into the first song of the second set.
[18]
Tomas Haake Drums "Triad" When Meshuggah supported Tool during their U.S. tour in the fall of 2002[19]
Tricky N/A "Reflection",
"Opiate"
U.S. tour of 2001[20]
Kirk Hammett Guitar "Sober", "Lateralus" Blaisdell Concert Hall in Hawaii, August 18, 2006 and January 14, 2011[21]
Hawkman Vocals Tricky "Reflection" U.S. tour of 2001[22]
Dave Lombardo Drums Fantômas "Triad" When Fantômas supported Tool during the U.S. tour of October 2001[23]
Herman Li Guitar "Lateralus" [24]
Pat Mastelotto Drums King Crimson "Triad" Tool/King Crimson mini-tour of 2001.
On a related note, Danny Carey joined King Crimson onstage on one occasion, playing the second half of "Red" during this tour.
[25]
Perry Melius Percussion "Triad" 5 Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (October 20, 2001)[26]
Tom Morello Guitar "Lateralus" Provided extra guitar during the band's 2007 Bonnaroo appearance.[27]
Mike Patton Tomahawk,
Fantômas
"Triad" U.S. tour of 2002[28]
Scott Reeder "Demon Cleaner" Concerts in Los Angeles (March 27, 1998) and San Diego (March 29, 1998)[29]
Zack de la Rocha Vocals "Bottom" Tool concerts in Irvindale, California on August 7, 1993, and Paris, France on September 9, 1993[30]
Chris Pitman Vocals Guns N' Roses, ZAUM"Bottom" Concert in Ventura, California on December 15, 1995[31] [32]
Layne Staley Vocals "Opiate" Lollapalooza concerts in Houston (July 31, 1993) and Dallas (August 1, 1993), at The Big Mele Music Festival at Kualoa Ranch, HI on August 15, 1993, a Tool's concert at Bremerton, WA on May 28 and a fundraiser concert at The Palladium, Hollywood, CA on July 1, 1994.[33]
John Stanier Drums Tomahawk "Triad" U.S. tour of 2002[34]
Statik Machines "Triad" multiple occasions[35]
Phil Campbell Guitar "Sober" Arena Leipzig on December 5, 2006[36]
Brann Dailor Drums "Lateralus" 10,000 Days tour, June 4, 2007 Duluth GA (USA) and September 2, 2007 Athens (GRE)
Brent Hinds Guitar "Lateralus" 10,000 Days tour, Athens
Bill Kelliher Guitar "Lateralus" 10,000 Days tour, Athens
Troy Sanders Bass guitar "Lateralus" 10,000 Days tour, Athens
Serj Tankian Vocals "Sober" Big Day Out 2007, Auckland
Trey Gunn Bass "Lateralus" 10,000 Days tour, Texas
Pat Mastelotto Drums "Lateralus" 10,000 Days tour, Texas
Terry Bozzio Drums N/A "Lateralus" 10,000 Days tour, Austin, Texas, on November 14, 2007
Sebastian Thomson Drums "Lateralus" 10,000 Days tour, Victoria BC on December 1, 2007
Jello Biafra Vocals "Holiday in Cambodia" 10,000 Days tour, San Francisco on December 11, 2007
Tim Alexander Drums "Opiate",
"Lateralus"
Final show of the Ænema tour at San Jose, California on August 30, 1998
10,000 Days tour, San Francisco on December 11, 2007
Till Lindemann Pyrotechnics "Lateralus" Big Day Out, Adelaide, February 4, 2011
Christoph Schneider Drums "Lateralus" Big Day Out, Adelaide, February 4, 2011
Angelo Moore Vocals "Bottom" Live in Grenoble,France on October 6, 1993 [37]
Jason Reece and Aaron Ford Percussions "Lateralus" 10,000 Days tour, Bologna, Italy on September 2, 2007
Alex Lifeson Guitar "Jambi" Fear Inoculum tour, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 20 & 21, 2023
Billy Strings Guitar N/A "Jambi"
"The Grudge"
Fear Inoculum tour, Salt Lake City on October 11, 2023 and Nashville on January 23, 2024

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: C3 . The Tool FAQ . March 2, 2006 . Kabir Akhtar . TXT.
  3. Web site: Corrosion Of Conformity. Metallipromo.com. February 19, 2019.
  4. Web site: ABCD. Metallipromo.com. February 19, 2019.
  5. Web site: Tool Announces 2017 North American Shows to Go Alongside Summer Fest Gigs. billboard.com. March 13, 2017.
  6. Web site: COPENHELL. Facebook.com.
  7. Web site: May 23, 2001 . Excite . Tool – Stepping Out From the Shadows . September 17, 2006 . Roman Sokal . TXT.
  8. Web site: Popwerk. Last.fm. March 28, 2015.
  9. Web site: Google Translate. Translate.google.com. March 28, 2015.
  10. Web site: The Tool Page: Tour Reviews. Toolshed.dowen.net. March 28, 2015.
  11. Web site: The Tool Page: Tour Reviews. Toolshed.down.net. March 28, 2015.
  12. Web site: The Tool Page: Articles. Toolshed.down.net. March 28, 2015.
  13. Book: Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk. Joel McIver. Omnibus. 2002. January 27, 2008. 137. 9780711992092.
  14. Web site: Tool concert review of sorts. Interlogue.wordpress.com. May 5, 2002 . March 28, 2015.
  15. Web site: The Tool Page: Tour Reviews. Toolshed.down.net. March 28, 2015.
  16. Web site: The Tool Page: Opinion – 2007/04/28 Las Vegas, Nevada – The Pearl. Toolnavy.com. March 28, 2015.
  17. Web site: The Tool Page: Tour Reviews. Toolshed.down.net. March 28, 2015.
  18. Web site: TOOL: NEWSLETTER. Toolband.com. March 28, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502142648/http://www.toolband.com/news/letter/2001_09.php. May 2, 2013.
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  20. Web site: The Tool Page: Tour Reviews. Toolshed.down.net. March 28, 2015.
  21. http://www.sonybmg.com.au/news/details.do?newsId=20030829003571 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT :: Australia :: News
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  24. Web site: The Tool Page: Opinion – 2007/08/22 – London, UK – Brixton Academy. Toolnavy.com. March 28, 2015.
  25. http://www.patmastelotto.com/529.0.html Pat Mastelotto
  26. Web site: The Tool Page: Tour Reviews. Toolshed.down.net. February 19, 2019.
  27. Web site: Tom Morello Jams With Tool At Bonnaroo Festival – Blabbermouth.net. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. March 28, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606214953/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=74849. June 6, 2011.
  28. http://www.highbias.com/reviews/20020811_live.html HIGH BIAS – Tool, Tomahawk – live concert review
  29. http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/aug2006/tool.aspx Decibel Magazine
  30. Web site: The Tool Page: Articles. Toolshed.down.net. March 28, 2015.
  31. Web site: Tool Bottom Live With Chris Pitman. youtube.com. September 22, 2023.
  32. Web site: A Review of the Late 1995 Not-a-Tour. Toolshed.down.net. March 28, 2015.
  33. Web site: Metal News - Tool's Keenan 'Near Perfect' for Alice in Chains (Metal Underground . Com) . September 17, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060327043803/http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=12229 . March 27, 2006 . dead .
  34. Web site: The Tool Page: Tour Reviews. Toolshed.down.net. March 28, 2015.
  35. Web site: TOOL: NEWSLETTER. Toolband.com. March 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150321145420/http://www.toolband.com/news/letter/2003_04.php. March 21, 2015. dead.
  36. http://www.distortiononline.com/content/index.php?showID=724
  37. Web site: Tool - Incredible "Bottom" Performance (Grenoble, 1993). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/DC8N7AYlUWU . 2021-12-18 . live. March 28, 2014. February 19, 2019. YouTube.